Sonatype Nexus · Schema

Nexus Repository

A Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager repository for storing and managing software artifacts.

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string Unique name for this repository
format string Format of artifacts stored in this repository
type string Repository type: hosted (local storage), proxy (remote mirror), or group (aggregated view)
online boolean Whether the repository accepts incoming requests
url string URL to access this repository
storage object Storage configuration for the repository
cleanup objectnull Cleanup policy settings
proxy objectnull Proxy configuration (only for proxy repositories)
group objectnull Group configuration (only for group repositories)
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JSON Schema

sonatype-nexus-repository-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sonatype-nexus/main/json-schema/sonatype-nexus-repository-schema.json",
  "title": "Nexus Repository",
  "description": "A Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager repository for storing and managing software artifacts.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique name for this repository",
      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9\\-]{1}[a-zA-Z0-9_\\-\\.]*$"
    },
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Format of artifacts stored in this repository",
      "enum": ["maven2", "npm", "docker", "pypi", "nuget", "rubygems", "go", "cargo", "helm", "terraform", "r", "raw", "apt", "yum", "p2", "swift"]
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Repository type: hosted (local storage), proxy (remote mirror), or group (aggregated view)",
      "enum": ["hosted", "proxy", "group"]
    },
    "online": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the repository accepts incoming requests"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to access this repository"
    },
    "storage": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Storage configuration for the repository",
      "properties": {
        "blobStoreName": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Name of the blob store used for storage"
        },
        "strictContentTypeValidation": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether to validate content types"
        },
        "writePolicy": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Write policy for the repository",
          "enum": ["allow", "allow_once", "deny"]
        }
      }
    },
    "cleanup": {
      "type": ["object", "null"],
      "description": "Cleanup policy settings",
      "properties": {
        "policyNames": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "proxy": {
      "type": ["object", "null"],
      "description": "Proxy configuration (only for proxy repositories)",
      "properties": {
        "remoteUrl": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL of the remote repository to proxy"
        },
        "contentMaxAge": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Maximum age of cached content in minutes"
        },
        "metadataMaxAge": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Maximum age of cached metadata in minutes"
        }
      }
    },
    "group": {
      "type": ["object", "null"],
      "description": "Group configuration (only for group repositories)",
      "properties": {
        "memberNames": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Names of repositories that are members of this group"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["name", "format", "type", "online"]
}

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